Plant majorly contains Ginsenosides (many similar to Panax Ginseng, but with differing relative amounts).It also contains: flavonoids, glycans (panaxans) maltol, peptides, polysaccharide fraction DPG-3-2, saponins, vitamins A, vitamins B6 and other B vitamins, volatile oil Zinc (mineral which aids in the production of thymic hormones necessary for the functioning of the immune system).

Tienchi Ginseng is used for:Blood Conditions* hematemesis (vomiting of blood)* hematoma (tumor like mass produced by coagulation of extravasated (escape of fluid into the tissues) blood in a tissue or cavity* hematuria (blood in the urine)* hemoptysis (coughing and spitting of blood as a result of bleeding from the respiratory tract* hemorrhage and pain caused by trauma* metrorrhagia (uterine bleeding at irregular intervals)* moves blood through the body* stops bleeding* transforms congealed blood* traumatic injury with bruising

Other Conditions* alleviates and reduces pain* chest and abdominal pain* high blood cholesterol* may slow the progression of Alzheimer's Disease* normalizes physical functioning depending on what the individual needs (e.g. it will lower high blood pressure but raise low blood pressure)* recovering from illness or surgery, especially for the elderly* reduces swelling* useful for weight loss

Action: strengthens the body, helps it return to normal when it has been subjected to stress; anti-arrhythmic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hemorrhagic, cardio-protective, hypocholesterolemic.

for various kinds of external and internal hemorrhage, blood stasis and pain in cases of traumatic injuries, and angina pectoris. Lower cholesterol and keep cardiovascular system health with Notoginseng refine powder. Read more...

resolve stasis, stop bleeding, activate the blood and check pain, for various kinds of external and internal hemorrhage, blood stasis and pain in cases of traumatic injuries, and angina pectoris. Read more ...

For promoting blood flow to remove the stasis, dispelling wind and dredges meridians to relieve pain in cases of syndrome of blockage of stagnant blood, arthralgia due to pathogenic wind-dampness. Read more...

]]>false2016-07-11T15:06:18Z2016-07-11T15:06:18Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/blog/safely-and-healthily-living-through-hot-weather/Hot and humid summer weather can cause heat illness and even death. More Americans die from heat waves than all other natural disasters combined. Older adults, people with chronic medical conditions or mental health conditions, are most vulnerable.

Heat illness occurs when the body cannot cool down. The most serious forms of heat illness are heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Heat stroke occurs when the body's temperature rises quickly, and can rapidly lead to death. Keeping cool can be hard work for the body. This extra stress on the body can also worsen other health conditions such as heart and lung disease.

If you or someone you know has warning signs of heat illness, get to a cool place, remove extra clothes, and drink lots of water.

Your best defense against heat-related illness is prevention. Staying cool and making simple changes in your fluid intake, activities, and clothing during hot weather can help you remain safe and healthy.

Cooling Teas and Herbal Infusions for Summer

Following the theory of Chinese Medicine, we can understand certain types of herbs, such as internal heat clearing, heat and dampness eliminating, heat clearing and blood-cooling, heat clearing and detoxicating, to have cooling properties. They clear internal heat, dampness and toxins, provide relief from discomfort in summer, and also potentially reduce inflammation in the body.

This herbal tea is formulated for exogenous wind-heat and interior impairment and dampness retention, heat stroke, marked by fever, thirsty, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea due to food stagnation and dampness. In summer time, especially during the damp humid weather, people easily have damp heat stagnation, the symptoms like stomachache, nausea, diarrhea. If you want to alleviate a cold or fever, you add few sliced fresh ginger and green onion. Read more

This is a vial bottled liquid - Huo Xiang Zheng Qi Shui, Huoxiang Zhengqi Shui, Huoxiang Zhengqi Tincture. You can use it alone internally and externally, and also mix it with water, for cold caused by external contracted wind-cold, internal dampness stagnation or summer dampness, manifested as headache, dizziness, heavy sensation, stuffiness and oppression in the chest and the hypochondrium, distending pain in the stomach and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea; gastrointestinal flu with the above mentioned above. Read more.

It is convenient to take with water and is the necessary cool tea in four seasons. It can clear away the liver-fire and improve acuity of vision, dispel wind and bring down the heat. It is applicable to the common cold of wind-heat type, congestion of the eyes and headache, swollen and sore throat, etc. Such a drink originated from a famous herbal-drink formula in Qing dynasty called Sang Ju drink (桑菊飲) for expelling an epidemic spread in East China in 1814. Read more

It is convenient to take with water and is the necessary cool tea in four seasons. It can clear away the liver-fire and improve acuity of vision, dispel wind and bring down the heat. It is applicable to the common cold of wind-heat type, congestion of the eyes and headache, swollen and sore throat, etc. Such a drink originated from a famous herbal-drink formula in Qing dynasty called Sang Ju drink (桑菊飲) for expelling an epidemic spread in East China in 1814. Read more

This is a combination of Gynostemma with green tea. Gynostemma pentaphyllum, also called jiaogulan, is best known as an herbal medicine reputed to have powerful antioxidant and adaptogenic effects purported to increase longevity. Green tea was used in traditional Chinese and Indian medicine to control bleeding and heal wounds, aid digestion, improve heart and mental health, and regulate body temperature (It quenches thirst and promotes production of body fluids). Long term consuming the gynostemma herb tea will help regulate blood fat, that is, lower aggregate cholesterol level, and delay the aging process. Read more

It's easily to make a cup of tea to drink. The original formula is typically prescribed to soothe the liver and harmonize the stomach for pattern of exogenous cold and heat invading lessor yang channel (liver-gallbladder system and impacted stomach), manifested as alternating chills and fever, fullness in the chest and rib, poor appetite, vexation, vomiting, bitter taste in the mouth, and dry throat. Read more

]]>false2016-02-05T22:14:04Z2016-02-05T22:14:04Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/blog/celebrating-chinese-new-year-spring-festival-offers/
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]]>false2014-04-12T00:00:00Z2014-04-12T00:00:00Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/blog/herbal-tea-for-relieving-pollen-allergic-symptoms/Allergic rhinitis is an allergic inflammation of the nasal airways. It occurs when an allergen, such as pollen, dust or animal dander (particles of shed skin and hair) is inhaled by an individual with a sensitized immune system.

Allergic rhinitis may be seasonal or perennial. Seasonal allergic rhinitis occurs particularly during pollen seasons. It does not usually develop until after 6 years of age. Perennial allergic rhinitis occurs throughout the year. This type of allergic rhinitis is commonly seen in younger children.

Sufferers might also find that cross-reactivity occurs. For example, someone allergic to birch pollen may also find that they have an allergic reaction to the skin of apples or potatoes. A clear sign of this is the occurrence of an itchy throat after eating an apple or sneezing when peeling potatoes or apples. This occurs because of similarities in the proteins of the pollen and the food. There are many cross-reacting substances.

Pollen Allergies

Allergic rhinitis triggered by the pollens of specific seasonal plants is commonly known as "hay fever", because it is most prevalent during haying season. However, it is possible to suffer from hay fever throughout the year. The pollen which causes hay fever varies between individuals and from region to region; generally speaking, the tiny, hardly visible pollens of wind-pollinated plants are the predominant cause.

2012 is the Year of the Dragon according to Chinese zodiac. The Year of the Dragon starts from Jan. 23, 2012 (the Lunar New Year / Spring Festival of China) and lasts to Feb. 9, 2013.

Want to know what's in store for 2012? Who will win the US election? Will the eurozone implode? China's feng shui masters tackle the big issues with their predictions for the Year of the Dragon.

As Chinese communities around the world prepare to ring in the new year on Monday, astrologers and geomancers are predicting the dragon will bring natural disasters and financial volatility, especially to crisis-hit Europe.

"The world economy will be unstable in the Year of the Dragon, because the economies in Europe and the US are still suffering from the effects of the recession," Hong Kong feng shui master Anthony Cheng says.

Celebrity astrologer Peter So says the United States will provide some good news late in the year, but his charts for Europe make grim reading.

"Europe will not recover so soon -- it is expected to suffer at least until 2014. But what I can say is this, a recovery for the US economy is possible in 2013," he says.

If you're prepared to ride the dragon and invest in 2012, Russia and China could be your best bets. The two emerging markets will be the best performers in a volatile year, says Cheng.

But be prepared for surprises, especially out of China where the Communist Party will hold its 18th Congress to select a new generation of leaders.

"In the second half of the year, a scandalous corruption case will be exposed in China," warns Cheng, refusing to elaborate about who will be implicated.

"I can also predict that in Hong Kong and in mainland China, a number of high-ranking officials will be forced to step down. Some may be thrown behind bars, or even pass away."

Many Chinese take such predictions seriously and adjust their lives accordingly. Feng shui, the ancient study of the forces of chi, or life energy, is a daily part of life in the Chinese world.

One of Hong Kong's largest brokerages, CLSA, releases a Feng Shui Index every year, offering its "tongue-in-cheek" predictions for global markets and world affairs.

Lest anyone takes it seriously, CLSA admits that feng shui's "original purpose was to locate auspicious burial spots, not call the twists and turns of the equity markets or individual sectors".

But it has a stab anyway, even if some of its predictions are less than audacious. For example, it says the stars point to a "job opening" for Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, the man everyone expects to become China's next ruler after the 18th Congress in October or November.

As for US politics, the soothsayers are more cautious. When asked who will win the US elections, So refuses to make a prediction without precise information about the dates and times of the candidates' births.

"Sometimes luck depends on the country itself, rather than an individual president," he says enigmatically.

"For the US, they are starting to have luck on their side again, so it is going to be a good year no matter who's elected."

The five Chinese elements are wood, fire, earth, metal and water, and 2012 is tipped to be big on water. This could mean riches and abundance, but it could also spell disaster.

Well-known Hong Kong astrologer Alion Yeo says we should brace for storms and floods. "Expect to see a lot of flooding in areas like Thailand and South East China," he says.

So sees similar portents, but with an earthy twist.

"Indonesia, Pakistan, India and places in China like Sichuan, Yunnan and Guizhou are particularly disaster-prone. They are likely to experience frequent earthquakes," he says.

While the ancient Chinese were developing their systems of astrology and geomancy, people across the Pacific were finding other ways to predict the future.

The Mayans of modern-day South America purportedly had a calendar that showed the world would come to an end on December 21, 2012.

Like the historians who rubbish such interpretations of Mayan belief, So says there is no need to fear the end is nigh.

NAIROBI, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- Sitting on a wooden stool outside her house facing the gate to her home, you would think Grace Kaniaru is staring at the clear skies and probably watching the birds which seem to be enjoying the morning sun. But no, Kaniaru lost her eye sight three months ago and is still learning to adapt to her new life.

"I was forced to leave my career as a teacher, I have to rely on other people to help me perform even the smallest task like pouring tea into my cup, it happened so fast, and before I realized what was happening, I lost my eye sight," she told us during the interview at her home in Muchatha, Kiambu County.

Kaniaru says she was diagnosed with diabetes two years ago and has been on medication since then. All was well until October last year when her vision started to blur.

"I thought it was a normal eye problem, but little did I know that I could end up losing my eyesight. It was too late to save my sight as the disease was also detected at an advanced stage, this happened within two weeks only," says Kaniaru.

She is among other patients who have lost eye sight to diabetic complications in Kenya. Diabetes and cancer are fast becoming a health burden to the East African Nation.

And as new lifestyles and imported dietary practices become a part of life, diabetes, a disease which in some years back was referred to as a problem for the rich is slowly becoming an epidemic in Kenya if not in Africa.

It is estimated that one in every 20 people living in rural areas is likely to test positive for diabetes while one in every 10 among the urban dwellers suffer from the disease.

But sad is the fact that diabetes complications are leading cause of blindness in Africa, a condition known as diabetic retinopathy.

According to Dr Joseph Irungu who runs a clinic in Ruaka, Kiambu, people who suffer from diabetes for long are at a higher risk of getting diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Irungu expresses concern that the number of Kenyans suffering from the disease is increasing by days saying that people need to be more careful on what they eat.

"Eye complications as a result of poorly managed diabetes are extremely common and only a fraction of people diagnosed with the disease undergo any form of eyeexamination," notes Irungu.

"The disease contributes to about 3 percent of blindness among the patients," he adds.

Irungu singles out hypertension, pregnancy and smoking as other conditions that may put one at a higher risk of diabetic retinopathy.

"In the last two years, I have seen four patients who lost eye sight to diabetic retinopathy, this has no warning signs, in most cases, patients suddenly lose vision," Irungu told us, adding that it is very important for people suffering from diabetes to take an eye test at least once in an year.

"All people with diabetes both type one and two are at risk. That is why everyone with diabetes should get a comprehensive dilated eye exam at least once in a year. The longer someone has diabetes, the more likely he or she will get diabetic retinopathy, " he says.

However, Irungu says if detected early, a simple eye procedure can be performed to prevent progression of the problem.

Irungu says people suffering from diabetes can act to prevent sight loss by ensuring they take the eye checks in reputable healthcare centers.

Quitting smoking and keeping blood glucose and blood pressure as close to normal also helps to reduce the possibility of any eye damage from occurring, he says.

Watching CCTV's Spring Festival Gala on the eve of the Chinese New Year has become a tradition for millions of Chinese families. To bring audiences even closer to the annual show, the Gala organizers have taken a slew of measures to make the live telecast more inviting.

The production team of the Spring Festival Gala has collected submissions for "the most beautiful family photo" from around the country to invite more families to attend the event.

The activity started in October through the websites of CCTV, Tencent, and Sina.com and lasted more than 40 days. Participants from different parts of China sent in their family photos and told warm and touching family stories.

Eight pictures from eight different families have been chosen to be shown at the Spring Festival Gala.

In the end, one lucky family will have the chance to join the live telecast to celebrate the Dragon Year Spring Festival with hundreds of millions of their fellow countrymen watching on the small screen.

2. New Spring Festival Gala anchors

Three new TV anchors will join the host team of China's Spring Festival Gala this year, in an effort to rouse the younger generation's interest in the festival, according to the directing team behind the production of the Gala.

CCTV's anchorman Bi Fujian, famous for his natural, humorous and lively hosting style, and Sabeining, known for hosting the Topics in Focus (Jiaodian Fangtan) and anchorwoman Li Sisi born after 1980’s, will be the new faces of the Gala team, the Shanghai-based Dongfang Daily reported.

Zhou Tao, famous for her natural and elegant hosting style during CCTV's previous Spring Festival Gala, will not appear as a part of this year's team.

The other Gala anchors will be Zhu Jun, Li Yong and Dong Qing, all of which are experienced hosts. 3. "I Want to be on the Spring Festival Gala"

It is a competition show hosted by China Central Television Station (CCTV) to select performers all over the world for the highest rated festival party.

4. China launches 3D TV on New Year's Day

CCTV New Year’s Gala will also be shown via 3D technology and audiences will be able to enjoy dancing, acrobatics and magic via their 3D glasses at home.

China has marked the New Year with the start of 3D TV service this year. After a trial run, the 3D TV will be officially put into operation during Spring Festival later in January.

The first stations for the 3D trial are China Central Television, Beijing Television, Tianjing Broadcasting TV, Jiangsu TV and Shenzhen TV. 3D programs will be offered daily from 10:30 am to midnight.

The programs include animation, sports, documentaries, TV dramas, entertainment and live broadcasting of big events, such as CCTV New Year’s Gala and the London 2012 Olympic Games. The stations will charge no viewing fees during the early phase of operation.

5. No advertising during the live broadcast

Ha Wen, the general director of CCTV's 2012 Spring Festival Gala, said there will be no advertisements broadcast this year during the live broadcast of the Gala, which will last over four hours.

Ha said that even CCTV may face a huge economic loss due to the slicing of its advertisements, however it does not matter as long as audiences are satisfied with the Gala, which will be more natural and smooth.

In the past, numerous advertisements during CCTV's Spring Festival Gala have somewhat crippled audience interest for the televised New Year’s party.

]]>false2012-01-13T14:12:29Z2012-01-13T14:12:29Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/no-sign-aspirin-prevents-fatal-heart-attacks/Healthy people shouldn't take aspirin to prevent heart disease, researchers say in a new report that casts doubt on recommendations from US health officials.

Medical guidelines currently urge people to take low doses of the drug if they are at high risk of heart disease but have never had any symptoms or if they have already suffered a heart attack.

But the first piece of advice, known as primary prevention, has come under attack from more doctors because aspirin therapy can also be harmful.

"What we need to focus on is lifestyle, smoking cessation, and statin and blood pressure medications," says Dr Kausik Ray, who studies heart disease prevention at St. George's University of London and led the new work. "I don't recommend aspirin."

Ray and his colleagues took a fresh look at nine previous trials of aspirin use in people who had never had chest pain or other symptoms of an ailing heart.

Based on more than 100,000 men and women followed for an average of six years, there was no sign aspirin prevented fatal heart attacks.

]]>false2012-01-13T14:09:52Z2012-01-13T14:09:52Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/statins-could-increase-diabetes-risk/Cholesterol-lowering drugs may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes, according to a new study of middle-aged and older women.

For their report, Dr Yunsheng Ma of the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worchester and his colleagues used data from the Women's Health Initiative, including more than 150,000 diabetes-free women in their 50s, 60s and 70s.

But researchers say that shouldn't dissuade people with heart disease - or at risk of it - from taking so-called statins.

Instead, statin users should try to reduce their risk of diabetes in other ways, such as by losing weight, and should have their blood sugar regularly monitored, they say.

"The conclusion still stands that overall, those people who've got existing heart disease or have had previous strokes, they still would get vast benefits from statins", as would those at high risk for heart disease, says Naveed Sattar, a metabolism and diabetes researcher at the University of Glasgow, in the UK.

Instead, the finding "may make us a bit more cautious about putting statins in the water, for example," Sattar, who wasn't involved in the new study, says.

In other words, not all people with few heart risks should be taking the drugs, as some researchers have suggested, because they aren't side effect-free.

]]>false2012-01-08T14:57:10Z2012-01-08T14:57:10Zhttp://www.cgcmall.com/china-plans-to-increase-nurses-to-2-86-mln-by-2015/BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- China will bring its nurse population to 2.86 million by 2015, meaning there will be 2.07 nurses for every 1,000 people, according to a blueprint on nursing issued Friday by the Ministry of Health (MOH).

By the end of 2010, China has registered 2.05 million nurses and there were 1.52 nurses for every 1, 000 Chinese.

Even by 2015, the ratio of registered nurses for 1,000 people in China is five times fewer than countries in the European Union and the United States by current standards.

By 2015, the ratio of licensed doctors to nurses will climb from 1:1 to 1:1.2, according to the blueprint.

China also plans to provide more training for head nurses in large hospitals and make nursing services accessible to households and communities, according to the blueprint.

The five-year nursing development plan said the government will further standardize its nurse management system and deepen health care reform in public hospitals over the next few years.

The total number of registered nurses reached 2.05 million in 2010, marking a 52 percent jump from 2005, according to the blueprint.